October 2024

Dear Hamilton Music Families:

We hope your student's music year is off to a great start!  At our September 24th board meeting, we were very excited to learn about the many concerts, festivals and trips the music directors have planned for this year. FOMAHI hopes it can fully support our directors with all the parent volunteers and funds they'll need!

For those of you who may not know, Friends of Music at Hamilton International (FOMAHI) is the non-profit booster group that supports our bands, choirs, and orchestras inside and outside the music room. FOMAHI makes sure every student has the opportunity to pursue their musical interests and fully participate in every activity. We support the music program through keeping parents up-to-date, organizing volunteers, facilitating field trips, providing scholarships and supplies – and more! 

The FOMAHI board meets once a month - our second meeting of the year is coming up on October 29th, 7:00-8:30 pm. This meeting will be via Zoom - please email fomahihelp@gmail.com or check the FOMAHI calendar the day before the meeting.

At our meetings, we receive updates from the directors, approve funding requests, and plan for concerts and events. Meetings for the rest of the year will be mainly virtual (7:00-8:30 pm). All are welcome! Please mark your calendars:

• October 29
• November 26               
• December - NO MEETING               
• January 28                
• February 25                 
• March 25                      
• April 29              
• May 27                            
• June 17

FOMAHI raises funds through an enrichment fee, an annual “Music-a-thon” fundraiser, Dine Out (Carryout) Nights, and concert bake sales. This year, we are asking parents to contribute a voluntary $40 enrichment fee to help keep FOMAHI going until its primary fundraiser – the Music-a-thon – in February 2024. If you have the means, we’d appreciate your support!  Please contribute to enrichment fees after creating/updating your FOMAHI account. If you have already contributed an enrichment fee, thank you so much!  https://fomahi.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms 

The following parents volunteer on the FOMAHI board. Feel free to contact us at fomahihelp@gmail.com or attend the FOMAHI board meetings:

• Co-President, Band: Open
• Co-President, Choir: Jema Turk; Simon Weiss
• Co-Presidents, Orchestra: Open
• Treasurer: Jen Jerome
• Secretary: Amy Weston
• Concert Operations: Connie Starr
• Communications Chair: Tara Mardan
  
• Co-Fundraising Chair: Susan Bell
  
• Co-Fundraising Chair: Open
  
• Volunteer Coordination Chair: Open
• Trip Coordination: Multiple Open Positions
• Website Coordinator: Open

*You are receiving this email because you are currently registered with the Friends of Music at Hamilton International Middle School (FOMAHI).